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We finally opened the shop on Saturday. It was both an exhiliarating and suspenseful day.\u00c2\u00a0 Tremendously excited, we awoke early and practically flew to the East Village to complete our final preparations before flipping the “Open” sign on the door at noon.\u00c2\u00a0 Who would come visit us?\u00c2\u00a0 What kind of reception would SAKAYA receive on its first day?\u00c2\u00a0 As retail greenhorns, we were entering uncharted waters….<\/p>\n

Fortunately, with the amazing enthusiasm, support, patience, and generosity of an eager-to-learn-about-sake crowd of friends, neighbors, passersby, and well wishers, we enjoyed a memorable opening day.\u00c2\u00a0 However, it was not without its excitement.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, we had a mini-crisis.\u00c2\u00a0 When attempting to complete our first charge transaction, we found that the DSL line, to which our credit card processing terminal was connected had gone down and was therefore inoperable. How could this be?\u00c2\u00a0 The waiting customers were gracious and patient with us as we struggled with the situation. Thanks to the quick thinking and technological wizardry of Hiroko and our friend and shop team memeberTimothy, an alternate phone link was improvised and our credit acceptance ability was restored. \u00c2\u00a0 Whew!<\/p>\n

The opening day jitters and technology issues did little to dampen the excitement and fun of our first day.\u00c2\u00a0 We couldn’t be more grateful for the turnout of friends both old and new and the warm welcome that SAKAYA received on its birthday. \u00c2\u00a0 It was a day that we’ll never forget.<\/p>\n

Please visit us.\u00c2\u00a0 We look forward to welcoming you!<\/p>\n

Kanpai!<\/p>\n

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